blacktopping
Surfacing a driveway
Blacktopping is the process of paving a surface with asphalt, the dark petroleum-based material used for roads and driveways.
The term emphasizes the activity rather than the result: They spent the summer blacktopping rural highways.
A freshly blacktopped surface is smooth and uniformly dark.
Private residential road
Petroleum-based paving material
- tarFile bundling utility
- bitumenViscous hydrocarbon mixture
- tarmacPaved airport surface
- macadamCrushed stone paving
aggregate · binder · hot-mix · sealant · sealcoat · chipseal · gravel · concrete
Laying hard ground cover
- layingPutting down horizontally
- resurfacingComing up again
- patchingRepairing by covering
- compactionReducing volume through pressure
grading · smoothing · rolling · spreading · laydown · coating · sealing · curing
Rotating cylindrical tool
- steamrollerCylindrical vehicle for paving
- compactorMachine that compresses materials
- paverStone for outdoor flooring
- spreaderTool for distribution
Street repair activities
- crewWorking team aboard
- contractorHired construction professional
- detourAlternate path around obstruction
- signagePosted public displays
excavation · striping · thermoplastic · barricades · flaggers · scheduling
driveway
Private residential road
curbing · shoulder · apron · pathway · court · runway · lot · surface
asphalt
Petroleum-based paving material
macadam · aggregate · binder · hot-mix · sealant · sealcoat · chipseal · gravel · concrete · subgrade
paving
Laying hard ground cover
- layingPutting down horizontally
- resurfacingComing up again
- patchingRepairing by covering
compaction · grading · smoothing · rolling · spreading · laydown · coating · sealing · curing · priming
roller
Rotating cylindrical tool
- steamrollerCylindrical vehicle for paving
- compactorMachine that compresses materials
- paverStone for outdoor flooring
spreader · tanker · squeegee · rake · tamper · edger · sprayer
roadwork
Street repair activities
- crewWorking team aboard
- contractorHired construction professional
- detourAlternate path around obstruction
signage · excavation · striping · thermoplastic · barricades · flaggers · scheduling
blacktoppingconcrete pouring
Depositing wet building material
brick paving · graveling · concreting · cementing · unpaved
blacktoppingexcavating
Removing soil to uncover
stripping · demolishing · tearing up · jackhammering · breaking up